AFG vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction Today Match 2nd ODI: Playing XI, Pitch Report, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Dream11 Team Captain And Vice-Captain Choices – ODI Tri-Nation Series In UAE, 2026

Afghanistan face Zimbabwe in the second match of the ODI Tri-Nation Series in UAE on Monday, 19 October 2026. The game is scheduled at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. This AFG vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction is a pre-toss research note. Both final XIs, the toss and the app credits must be checked again before making a fantasy team.

Afghanistan bring a deep white-ball squad led by Rahmat Shah. Zimbabwe are led by Sikandar Raza and have retained a strong group of experienced batters and seamers. The recent-stat panel on the match centre gives Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal a solid Afghanistan batting case. Ben Curran and Raza lead the Zimbabwe batting indicators. Rashid Khan remains the strongest wicket-taking reference in the available data.

Match Details

Time data conflict across sources. Cricbuzz displays 4:00 PM local and 12:00 GMT. Cricinfo displays 11:30 AM without a timezone label. The venue page also displays 11:30 AM. The listed time follows the supplied schedule; the source disagreement is recorded for review. Do not treat the 19 October match as completed.

Team Form

Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Cricket Board describes the Ireland ODI series as a 4–0 win. Exact individual score lines are not repeated here because the available official release gives the series result rather than a complete scorecard table. The 17 October Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe game was live at the cutoff, so it is not added to Afghanistan’s form table.

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s last clearly available completed ODI evidence before this tournament was the Australia series in Harare. The available extracted source supports the result margin, but not a safely transcribed full scoreline, so no exact innings totals are claimed. The 17 October Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe match was live when this research closed. It is deliberately excluded from this completed-form table. No final score, winner or player performance is assigned to that match here.

AFG vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction Pitch Report

The wider Sheikh Zayed Stadium ODI record contains 57 matches. The venue data list 38 wins for teams batting first and 19 wins for teams batting second. The listed average is 251 in the first innings and 203 in the second innings. This points to a ground where setting a total has historically carried value, but these are all-ground figures rather than a forecast for this match.

A separate completed-results page lists three Afghanistan-Bangladesh ODIs at the ground in October 2025 and three Ireland-South Africa ODIs in October 2024. The extracted results identify winners but do not expose every innings total. Therefore, this article does not invent a recent same-tournament average. The live first-match coverage also mentioned a hard base and a 3 mm grass layer, but that was a live match comment, not a final pitch report for this fixture.

For fantasy planning, top-order batters and bowlers with a realistic chance of completing their spells remain safer than lower-order specialists. A dry surface would increase the value of wrist-spin and finger-spin options. A fresh surface with carry would improve the new-ball pace case. Recheck the toss report before changing the balance.

Head-To-Head

The latest five ODI meetings shown by the match centre are Afghanistan wins by eight wickets on 21 December 2024 and by 232 runs on 19 December 2024, a no-result on 17 December 2024, and Afghanistan wins by four wickets and eight wickets in June 2022. This is historical evidence, not a guarantee. The upcoming match has no completed result at the research cutoff.

Probable Playing XIs — Not Confirmed

These are 11-player editorial projections from the announced squads, not official team sheets. Wicketkeeper labels describe squad roles; two wicketkeeper-batters do not both earn keeping points. Check the actual keeper and batting order at the toss.

Afghanistan

Zimbabwe

Ikram Alikhil and Mohammad Nabi remain Afghanistan alternatives. Zimbabwe can also consider Ryan Burl, Vincent Masekesa or Newman Nyamhuri. Selection and overs are not guaranteed by squad membership.

Six Dream11 Teams

Each selection below is a provisional match scenario. Confirm the playing XI, role labels, credits and contest rules in your app.

Team 1: Balanced Match Core

Balanced Match Core Use only after the final XI is confirmed.

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WK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Tadiwanashe Marumani

BAT: Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Ben Curran

AR: Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Sikandar Raza

BOWL: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Blessing Muzarabani, Ernest Masuku

Captain: Rahmanullah Gurbaz · Vice-Captain: Sikandar Raza

Risk: Balances Afghanistan top-order access with Zimbabwe all-round cover.

Team 2: Afghanistan Top-Order Control

Afghanistan Top-Order Control Prefer this script if Afghanistan bats first or shows a stable top order.

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WK: Ikram Alikhil

BAT: Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Craig Ervine

AR: Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Sikandar Raza

BOWL: AM Ghazanfar, Yamin Ahmadzai, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani

Captain: Ibrahim Zadran · Vice-Captain: Rashid Khan

Risk: Seven-player Afghanistan build with three bowling options and Raza as the Zimbabwe balance pick.

Team 3: Zimbabwe Batting Resistance

Zimbabwe Batting Resistance Use if Zimbabwe wins the toss and chooses to bat, or if its top order is unchanged.

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WK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Brendan Taylor

BAT: Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ben Curran

AR: Rahmat Shah, Brian Bennett, Sikandar Raza

BOWL: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ernest Masuku, Wellington Masakadza

Captain: Sikandar Raza · Vice-Captain: Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Risk: Includes Zimbabwe middle-order stability while retaining Afghanistan strike bowling.

Team 4: Spin And Control

Spin And Control Use if the surface looks dry and both teams name their primary spinners.

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WK: Ikram Alikhil, Tadiwanashe Marumani

BAT: Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Craig Ervine

AR: Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Sikandar Raza

BOWL: AM Ghazanfar, Wellington Masakadza, Blessing Muzarabani

Captain: Mohammad Nabi · Vice-Captain: Sikandar Raza

Risk: Leans on Ghazanfar and Nabi while treating the surface as unconfirmed.

Team 5: New-Ball Wicket Punt

New-Ball Wicket Punt Use if the pitch report suggests carry and both pace attacks are unchanged.

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WK: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Brendan Taylor

BAT: Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Ben Curran

AR: Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sikandar Raza

BOWL: Bilal Sami, Blessing Muzarabani, Wellington Masakadza

Captain: Bilal Sami · Vice-Captain: Blessing Muzarabani

Risk: Adds Bilal and Muzarabani for early wickets while keeping three recognised batting options.

Team 6: Zimbabwe Pace Upset

Zimbabwe Pace Upset Use only if Zimbabwe seamers are confirmed and Afghanistan has a vulnerable lower-order balance.

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WK: Ikram Alikhil, Tadiwanashe Marumani

BAT: Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Craig Ervine

AR: Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Brian Bennett

BOWL: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ernest Masuku, Blessing Muzarabani

Captain: Blessing Muzarabani · Vice-Captain: Rahmat Shah

Risk: Contrarian Zimbabwe-heavy route with three Zimbabwe bowlers and Afghanistan all-round cover.

Captain And Vice-Captain Choices

Rahmanullah Gurbaz: He is an opening wicketkeeper candidate and offers two scoring routes. Risk: he is not guaranteed to start because the squad also includes Ikram Alikhil.

Sikandar Raza: His recent panel shows 437 runs at a 62.43 average in 10 matches. He can add value as a batting all-rounder. Risk: the return depends on his batting position and bowling workload.

Rashid Khan: The recent panel lists 27 wickets in nine matches at a 4.60 economy rate. Risk: a flat surface or a reduced bowling role lowers his ceiling.

Toss-day repair: Remove any player outside the XI. Check the wicketkeeper label, app credits, batting order and whether each all-rounder is expected to bowl. Keep no more than seven players from one side. Recount the role limits after every swap.

Top 3 Player Battles

Rashid Khan vs Sikandar Raza: Afghanistan’s leg-spin threat meets Zimbabwe’s most influential all-round batter. Raza’s ability to rotate strike will be important if Rashid bowls through the middle overs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi vs Ben Curran: Farooqi can test the left-handed opener with movement and angle. Curran’s recent batting average is a reason to keep this as a conditional contest, not a fixed dismissal prediction.

Blessing Muzarabani vs Ibrahim Zadran: Muzarabani’s pace and bounce challenge an Afghanistan opener who leads the available recent batting sample. The first ten overs could shape both the match and fantasy value.

Top Players To Look Out For

Ibrahim Zadran: 454 runs at 45.40 in 10 recent matches, with a 78.27 strike rate in the match-centre panel. His risk is early movement and the possibility of a powerplay wicket.

Sediqullah Atal: 397 runs at 44.11 in nine matches and a 91.47 strike rate. He suits a plan that rewards boundary access, but the exact opening order still needs confirmation.

Ben Curran: 453 runs at 56.63 in 10 matches. He is a strong Zimbabwe batting reference, although the live Bangladesh match is not counted as completed form.

Azmatullah Omarzai: 15 wickets at a 5.74 economy rate in nine recent matches. His fantasy value depends on both selection and a meaningful bowling spell.

Match Winner Prediction

Afghanistan have the stronger historical head-to-head record and the deeper spin-led fantasy ceiling. The qualified pre-toss lean is Afghanistan, but the evidence is not strong enough for a certainty claim. Zimbabwe’s experienced batting group can change the balance if it bats through the middle overs. Reassess after the toss and confirmed XIs.

Frequently Asked Questions

When Is AFG Vs ZIM 2nd ODI?

The match is scheduled for Monday, 19 October 2026. The supplied fixture brief lists 5:00 PM IST, 11:30 UTC and 3:30 PM local. Time displays conflict across external score pages, so recheck the official match centre on match day.

Where Is The Match Being Played?

The venue is Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Are The Playing XIs Confirmed?

No. The article uses a squad-backed probable pool. Final XIs are confirmed only after the toss.

What Is The Abu Dhabi ODI Record?

The listed venue sample has 57 ODIs, with 38 wins batting first and 19 batting second. The average first innings is 251 and the average second innings is 203. This is a broad historical sample, not a guarantee for this game.

Should The Bangladesh Vs Zimbabwe Match Be Used For Form?

No. It was live at the 17 October cutoff. No final result or player performance from that match is used in this package.

Which Players Need A Final Check?

Check every proposed player against the announced XI, especially the wicketkeeper choices, the Afghanistan spinner combination and Zimbabwe’s extra all-rounder or seamer slot. Also check the app’s own credits and role labels.

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